This is a discussion on Big Freebuy Tournaments on WPN within the online poker forums, in the Poker Rooms section; Anyone with an ACR account can play
2 Hours of Late Registration
6,000 Player Max
Rebuy and Add-on
$6,000 GTD Freebuy ($3 R/A) on Wednesday, March 18 at 2:30

I see these tourneys also on BlackChip, so it seems a Winner Poker Network promotion.

starting stack is free (1000 chips) but you can buy rebuy chips and a huge addon 10k for money

#3

18th March 2015, 5:05 PM

nygmen2007 [601]

Online Poker at: bcp

Game: horse

I am a fan of these as a mini grinder of freerolls, and lower stakes.. hope to get past the bingo fest with no rebuys... These are great promotions... I can only play in two so have to make it count... gl to all who play

#4

18th March 2015, 6:02 PM

Brian1150 [16]

Poker at: Fulltilt

Game: Holdem

Yes I noticed these myself Am a member of ACR My Name is SweepDaTbl there

#5

19th March 2015, 2:45 AM

whowantwhat [256]

Went into this thinking it started at 9:30, turned out it started 7 hours ago lol

#6

19th March 2015, 8:39 AM

alexis8888 [372]

Poker at: BCP, PS, FT

Game: Omaha

It's exiting. The Great Tournies! I'm happy cause I play on BCP!

#7

19th March 2015, 9:19 AM

cjmoles [208]

Online Poker at: Betcoin.ag

Game: holdem

re: Poker & Big Freebuy Tournaments on WPN

Can I play these at both ACR and BCP.....anyone know....love this type of tourney...they're awesome!

#8

19th March 2015, 9:52 AM

donkcentralFF [522]

Poker at: None

Game: hold'em

Might play in friday and saturday... Lol only been a month and can't remember my username... Tells you how much I thought of the site

Can I play these at both ACR and BCP.....anyone know....love this type of tourney...they're awesome!

Not at the same time, you can only open 1 skin at a time.

If you have ACR open and then try to open BCP you will get a message that only one instance of their software can only be opened at one time.

Why would you want to play them on both, did you want to have 2 bites of the cherry.

.

#10

19th March 2015, 11:19 AM

kolecgoclaw [1,099]

Poker at: pokerstars

Game: holdem/nlo8

now try this 25k$ )

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#11

19th March 2015, 12:04 PM

dirtyoldog [1,371]

Online Poker at: americascard

Game: holdem

nice job on the cash kole.was that with or without rebuying and adding on

#12

19th March 2015, 12:22 PM

kolecgoclaw [1,099]

Poker at: pokerstars

Game: holdem/nlo8

with - 120late register ,180 unlimited rebuy + 1 addon

#13

19th March 2015, 5:40 PM

Michael Paler [1,206]

Online Poker at: BOVADA

Game: Holdem

PokerHost suddenly drops "freebuy" MTT's

I know PokerHost gets a bad rap. Since moving from the merge network, things have not seemed to improve at all for this site. I doubt this kind of management thinking helps....

A few days ago I logged on to see what kind of games they have and was surprised - shocked actually - to see a cascading set of what they were calling "freebuy" games; games with large guarantees, free to enter. How big? Well, the ones I missed were already off the list, but 1,000/2,000/6,000/12,000/25,000. You got 1k in chips to start, 10 minute levels, and rebuy amounts that varied (smaller prize pool = smaller rebuy amounts and vice-versa).

The stunning part was certainly not that none of them made enough to cover the guarantee, nor that they have canceled the remaining games (no more 12k or 25k, no duh right?) but rather how could they not know they could never get enough rebuys and add ons to cover the prize pool? The 6k I played in had no less than 3700 players. I entered for free and made it all the way to 180 before going out (payouts started at 144 players) without spending a dime on rebuys or add ons. They did not even come close to breaking even, despite 700+ rebuys and 90 addons.

This was a huge waste of the sites money. Since they have cancelled the remaining scheduled games, one can only assume they actually thought they had enough traffic to hit the guarantee via rebuys and add ons. After all, if it were a "loss leader" type of deal to generate interest in the site and get new depositors, then they would still be on, wouldn't they? Since they have been scrapped, this means they actually thought this would work. Amazing.

Even worse, some people who might have deposited will invariably be upset that the 12k and 25k was dropped, and most likely will not deposit now, assuming the large guarantee games they see coming up might simply be cancelled due to not enough players entering. We regular players/enthusiasts get the why and the what of it, but newbies don't.

I wonder if we have a PH rep on here who might explain this debacle?

#14

19th March 2015, 6:34 PM

trancefan [15]

re: Poker & Big Freebuy Tournaments on WPN

The Freebuys are still up at ACR and I plan on playing in the $8000 one today. The one you posted a screen shot of I played in and finished in the top 100. Unfortunately I only won $12

I can't believe GOLDEN GAME finished so high. I think I was watching a table where he went all in with some garbage hand like 8 2. At least I finished in the top 100 but only for $12.

#15

19th March 2015, 7:01 PM

Michael Paler [1,206]

Online Poker at: BOVADA

Game: Holdem

Quote:

Originally Posted by trancefan

The Freebuys are still up at ACR and I plan on playing in the $8000 one today. The one you posted a screen shot of I played in and finished in the top 100. Unfortunately I only won $12

Yes, I just got an email. Sadly, I cannot use ACR since I have Poker Host.

So, ACR is still in it? rats!

#16

19th March 2015, 7:17 PM

cjmoles [208]

Poker at: Betcoin.ag

Game: holdem

Quote:

Originally Posted by Zorba

You can add your Poker Site names in here-----> http://www.cardschat.com/members/brian1150/

Not at the same time, you can only open 1 skin at a time.

If you have ACR open and then try to open BCP you will get a message that only one instance of their software can only be opened at one time.

Why would you want to play them on both, did you want to have 2 bites of the cherry.

I tried this one yesterday..my intention was to be verry tight for the beginning ( my balance is 0$ i have my account intro CC made now 2 days) , for 2 blinds i didn't play no hand...after i tripled up...the game works good. I was out in first hour with KJs vs AQo...the god a pair rivered. But there are fine....you could win 1200$ with no investment . And if you'll try daily with discipline you could make ITM for shure! I'm in the period of preparation....but i want to start a challenge in here with this kind of tournaments

#18

19th March 2015, 7:21 PM

trancefan [15]

Quote:

Originally Posted by Michael Paler

Yes, I just got an email. Sadly, I cannot use ACR since I have Poker Host.

So, ACR is still in it? rats!

The $8,000 is in registering stage. The $12,000 on 3/20, $20,000 on 3/21 and $25,000 on 3/22 are still listed.

I tried this one yesterday..my intention was to be verry tight for the beginning ( my balance is 0$ i have my account intro CC made now 2 days) , for 2 blinds i didn't play no hand...after i tripled up...the game works good. I was out in first hour with KJs vs AQo...the god a pair rivered. But there are fine....you could win 1200$ with no investment . And if you'll try daily with discipline you could make ITM for shure! I'm in the period of preparation....but i want to start a challenge in here with this kind of tournaments

Here is my result. On 35th:

#22

20th March 2015, 2:02 AM

widron2s [73]

Poker at: carbon

Game: holdem

Quote:

Originally Posted by xaxawa

Anyone with an ACR account can play
2 Hours of Late Registration
6,000 Player Max
Rebuy and Add-on

I've got some good luck in the $8,000 tourney. Cashed in 10 on there with a LOT of donks in the beginning.

#23

20th March 2015, 2:04 AM

widron2s [73]

Online Poker at: carbon

Game: holdem

Quote:

Originally Posted by 4soul

Here is my result. On 35th:

Good cash. I saw you earlier at my table.

#24

20th March 2015, 8:15 AM

waterboy73 [532]

Poker at: full tilt

Game: hold em

I have played in a couple of these, but have had to miss the last two due to prior requirements. Really looking forward to these bigger events. Granted you only start with a 1,000 chip starting stack, but these are basically freerolls with HUGE prizepools! Someone with a small bankroll has a chance to start a nice bankroll in these games. Congrats to Kole and soul on their deep runs and nice cashes! I have seen a few other familiar names making some deep runs in these. I hope to have a nice cash of my own to add to this thread sometime shortly!

#25

20th March 2015, 7:23 PM

lovemiscou [1,839]

Online Poker at: poker stars

Game: NL holdem

Dont forget the $12000 freebuy on ACR and BCP starting in a few minutes,
2:30 pm.

#26

21st March 2015, 2:15 PM

4soul [476]

Poker at: FTP

Game: Pot holdem

This is a promotion into all the network ...so you can play them wherever you want: American Cardroom, Black Chip Poker, Poker Host etc. but not in the same time! They have big period of late registration - 2 hours or smth... so you can register into one from the first, if lost register in it from another room. I played the 8k$ twoo days ago , i made 35th place for 40$....it was to late and just tired...because i was in first 10 players most of the time. Gl all, see on tables~!

#27

22nd March 2015, 5:07 PM

Raccoony [473]

Game: NL HOLD'em

Quote:

Originally Posted by 4soul

so you can register into one from the first, if lost register in it from another room.

Well,that would be cheating and could get you banned.

#28

22nd March 2015, 6:27 PM

Flayst [292]

Game: holdem

re: Poker & Big Freebuy Tournaments on WPN

Not sure if it is their server hardware or their client software, but it is very laggy and unresponsive right now during the $25k Freebuy, which I assume is due to the large user load. But I'm not sure if it's just that the lobby is constantly trying to update the list of 4k people's chipstacks or what.

#29

22nd March 2015, 8:10 PM

whowantwhat [256]

God damnit went into the $25k FR thinking it started at 2:30 and it started at 12:30 so I missed that one too
I literally missed every single one of these lol

#30

22nd March 2015, 8:17 PM

jayrock334 [87]

Poker at: Betcoin

Game: holdem

Quote:

Originally Posted by Michael Paler

I know PokerHost gets a bad rap. Since moving from the merge network, things have not seemed to improve at all for this site. I doubt this kind of management thinking helps....

A few days ago I logged on to see what kind of games they have and was surprised - shocked actually - to see a cascading set of what they were calling "freebuy" games; games with large guarantees, free to enter. How big? Well, the ones I missed were already off the list, but 1,000/2,000/6,000/12,000/25,000. You got 1k in chips to start, 10 minute levels, and rebuy amounts that varied (smaller prize pool = smaller rebuy amounts and vice-versa).

The stunning part was certainly not that none of them made enough to cover the guarantee, nor that they have canceled the remaining games (no more 12k or 25k, no duh right?) but rather how could they not know they could never get enough rebuys and add ons to cover the prize pool? The 6k I played in had no less than 3700 players. I entered for free and made it all the way to 180 before going out (payouts started at 144 players) without spending a dime on rebuys or add ons. They did not even come close to breaking even, despite 700+ rebuys and 90 addons.

This was a huge waste of the sites money. Since they have cancelled the remaining scheduled games, one can only assume they actually thought they had enough traffic to hit the guarantee via rebuys and add ons. After all, if it were a "loss leader" type of deal to generate interest in the site and get new depositors, then they would still be on, wouldn't they? Since they have been scrapped, this means they actually thought this would work. Amazing.

Even worse, some people who might have deposited will invariably be upset that the 12k and 25k was dropped, and most likely will not deposit now, assuming the large guarantee games they see coming up might simply be cancelled due to not enough players entering. We regular players/enthusiasts get the why and the what of it, but newbies don't.

I wonder if we have a PH rep on here who might explain this debacle?

the rebuys are still up including a 20k i think they did it to test and see if the site can handle the traffic since they are trying the million dollar sundays starting 4/12

#31

22nd March 2015, 8:19 PM

jayrock334 [87]

Online Poker at: Betcoin

Game: holdem

Thanks for the freebuys WPN

#32

22nd March 2015, 8:35 PM

Flayst [292]

Game: holdem

Out 229/5137 in the $25k GTD Freebuy. Pretty much a bubble bust-out, 106 ITM. Is it wrong that I'm happy with that finish even though I didn't get paid?

#33

23rd March 2015, 2:12 AM

trancefan [15]

I cashed in the 12k for $36 but busted out early in the last two. Just too many crazy donkeys early on that get lucky. Also highly annoying were the high rollers that entered these tournaments. Very aggressive on the button and before button position trying to sweep up the blinds. I looked at the players who cashed in high dollar entry fee tournaments this past week and several of them cashed well in these freebuys.